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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.36Re-registration of relevant event after change of name registered or noted
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### sec.36 Re-registration of relevant event after change of name registered or noted
This section applies if the registrar—
registers the change of a person’s name under section 34 ; or
notes the change of a person’s name under section 35 .
If the person is an adult person, the person may apply to re-register the person’s relevant event.
If the person is a child, the person or persons who applied under section 29 to register the change of the child’s name, or under section 35 to note the change of the child’s name, may apply to re-register the child’s relevant event.
An application made under this section must be—
in the form required by the registrar and made in an approved way; and
accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
The registrar may re-register the person’s relevant event by—
making a new entry in the register that includes—
all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and
a note that the new entry was made under this section; and
noting on the closed entry—
that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and
a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .
(sec.36-ssec.1) This section applies if the registrar— registers the change of a person’s name under section 34 ; or notes the change of a person’s name under section 35 .
(sec.36-ssec.2) If the person is an adult person, the person may apply to re-register the person’s relevant event.
(sec.36-ssec.3) If the person is a child, the person or persons who applied under section 29 to register the change of the child’s name, or under section 35 to note the change of the child’s name, may apply to re-register the child’s relevant event.
(sec.36-ssec.4) An application made under this section must be— in the form required by the registrar and made in an approved way; and accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
(sec.36-ssec.5) The registrar may re-register the person’s relevant event by— making a new entry in the register that includes— all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and a note that the new entry was made under this section; and noting on the closed entry— that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .
- (a) registers the change of a person’s name under section 34 ; or
- (b) notes the change of a person’s name under section 35 .
- (a) in the form required by the registrar and made in an approved way; and
- (b) accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation.
- (a) making a new entry in the register that includes— (i) all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and (ii) a note that the new entry was made under this section; and
- (i) all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and
- (ii) a note that the new entry was made under this section; and
- (b) noting on the closed entry— (i) that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and (ii) a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .
- (i) that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and
- (ii) a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .
- (i) all the information that was in the entry for the person’s relevant event (the closed entry ) in a new entry in the relevant child register, other than information that has been superseded; and
- (ii) a note that the new entry was made under this section; and
- (i) that the relevant event has been re-registered under this section; and
- (ii) a reference to the new entry made under paragraph (a) .